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Q-AND-A WITH SCIENCE 'NERD' KYLE HILL

April 3, 2017

Science writer and Internet personality Kyle Hill has cultivated a devoted following by exploring the connection between science and pop culture. He...

WHY WE TEACH WRITING IN THE AGE OF TWITTER AND SNAPCHAT

March 24, 2017

PARTNERING IN THE EFFORT TO CREATE AND INNOVATE

March 16, 2017

A group of teachers from GEMS World Academy Chicago recently visited Carnegie Mellon University's CREATE Lab, which deploys robotics in an effort to...

RECESS AS A TOOL FOR GROWING AND LEARNING

March 8, 2017

Recess is often viewed as the time when students take a break from the learning they do in school. But reseach shows that in fact, recess is itself a...

THE 'STEAM' CONCEPTS BEHIND OUR NATIONAL PASTIME

February 21, 2017

Baseball season is the best time of the year for many fans, but it's also a great time for STEAM educators, regardless of their interest in the game. 

STUDENT REPORT CARDS: GOING BEYOND THE A,B,Cs

February 7, 2017

HOW GAMES CAN HONE SKILLS AND SPARK DISCOVERY

January 26, 2017

GEMS Middle School math teacher Richard Getzel writes this blog post about how the use of games in math class can help students master math concepts...

VALUE OF ROBOTICS GOES BEYOND SCIENCE CLASS

January 19, 2017

For years, the use of robotics in science and math lessons has been heralded as a way to bring an innovative and exciting teaching model to the...

LEARNING BY EXPLORING THE OUTSIDE WORLD

January 12, 2017

As part of the innovative Field Studies program at GEMS World Academy Chicago, students regularly venture outside our school walls to explore...